Composition of water-colors.



UNITED STATES P EN OEEIOE.

ROBERT W. CORNELISON, OF BLOOMFIELD, NEW J RS Y, ASSIGNOR To H. B. WIGGINS SONS COMPANY, A CORPORATION OF NEW JERSEY.

I COMPOSITION O F WATER-COLORS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented. ma 21,1907.

Application filed March 9,1906, Serial No. 305,087.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ROBERT W. CORNELI'- soN, residing at Bloomfield, Essex county,

Colors, adapted to be put up dry in powdered form.

The composition invented by me consists of a dry powder, in the manufacture of which I use as an ingredient a prepared starchy substance, which consists of any suitable starchy substance thoroughly boiled with water, and then evaporated to dr ess, and the residue ground to a owder. n connection with said substance use also a vegetable gum, such as gum arabic or gum tragacanth, or the equivalent of the same, and a suitable proportion of coloring material.

In preparing my com osition of dry colors I have found that the ollowin proportions produce very satisfactoryresu ts: 10 arts of prepared starchy substance 4- arts 0 gum tragacanth, and 4 arts of a soluble d e stufi". These are to be a reduced to a fine y powdered condition and intimately mixed. I do not limit myself to the exact proportions s ecified, as these may be varied, ifdesired.

en desired to be used, a suflicient quantity is taken, thoroughly stirred into water, and then used in the same Way as any Water color is used, being applied to surfaces with a brush, either directly, orby the use of stencil desi ns, &c. i

T is composition is es ecially ada ted for.

staining burlap and siml ar materia s, often used in house decoration, but is not restricted to this use.

Having thus described my invention, What Iclaim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is: a v I 1'. A coloring compound, consisting of a pre ared starchy substance, vegetable gum, an a soluble dye, the whole soluble in water, substantially as described.

2 A coloring compound, consisting of a prepared starchy substance, gum 'tragacanth, an

a soluble dyeing material, the, Whole soluble in water, substantially as described.

ROBERT W. CORNELISON.

Witnesses:

JOHN R. WINANS, MELVILLE B. NEWBY. 

